Okay how about "less modern"? Sorry but it makes it effectively a non-independent suspension when pushed and IS a fairly old fashioned design. Sure, it works fine in most situations and I'm aware that it's not the same setup that's in a pickup truck but I can't imagine anyone with a good set of well setup coilovers…

Ferrari behind schedule? Nawwwwwwwww

My dad owns a Corvette that made me really hate Corvettes. Just a plain 2004 base model with a terrible automatic. If you go over 50 with the roof off, both radio knobs fly off. It's got leaf springs in the back which is the biggest WTF for me. It was 2004 not 1980, how is there not a real suspension package on…

Now that I think of it, that's what needs to be controlled by sensors: how far a car door can open. They need sensors to keep people from slamming their doors into other cars. I would submit to Skynet if it would keep my new car from getting beat up in parking lots because people don't pay attention when they open…

Have you never needed your car to be in a specific place or needed to go to a specific place in your car? It's not that uncommon. Say you have an assigned parking spot at work, or a specific lot you have to park in, or you're meeting someone, or you need to load something into your car and don't want to be parked at…

Cars that park themselves don't pick out a parking spot by themselves at all. Most will let you know if a spot you pass is large enough to park in but it won't drive around and decide where to park for you.

Has anyone else gotten Jag's mailout that revs when you open it? I love that thing! I've never been a Jaaaaaag fan but I could spend days opening that thing up and listening to that V8 growl!

A) I don't really think cars will ever be THAT autonomous, certainly not in our lifetimes. There are too many decisions that a car isn't able to make. Say you have to park in a specific spot that isn't visible on GPS, the entire world, including private properties would need to be 3D mapped for it to work without…

Easy. Short throw shifter. No question.

As far as OBDII, I think part of the point of it is to keep "the average billy" from diagnosing and working on his own car. Manufacturers don't like the idea of home mechanics very much, so making diagnostics more DIY-ish probably isn't a huge priority for any of them.

From what I've seen of the F12, that cup holder could probably use it's on 5 point harness or that Red Bull you grabbed at whatever extremely upscale gas station Ferrari people go to might go flying through the back window....

I wouldn't mind seeing a review of the Smart just because I hate it so much and I've got zero first-hand knowledge of it lol. The Abarth, however.... I own one and love it but I'm pretty sure it's been well covered and well liked on Jalopnik. Even the 500L review spent most of the article praising the Abarth...

oooooh. Anyway...

My first car was a 2001 Jeep Wrangler (4.0L auto) and I drove the hell out of that thing (on pavement). I did a 360 on an onramp (in the rain) when I first started driving, which made me realize I needed to learn how to drive better. So I drove and drove and practiced. I learned to slide the thing and figured out…

I was pretty skeptical of the 500L (I'm an Abarth owner btw) but we just got ours in at the Fiat dealer I work at (Fiat of Birmingham) and I actually like them. I mean, I would never trade my Abarth for one but it's a fun car to play around with. It's not bad to drive IMO, it's not a "drivers car" and you wouldn't…

My parents bought me an 01 Wrangler 4.0L (automatic) in 03 when I was in HS just to keep me from getting a motorcycle (didn't work btw, bought a bike about 6 months later). My first month of driving I got caught in the rain merging onto I-20 on an uphill tight turn onramp and did a 360. Had to replace 2 little…

I don't think you can call Chrysler boring because of the 200 and 300. Yes it's technically a separate company from SRT, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, etc... but we all know that stuff is Chrysler with a helping hand from Fiat. There are definitely plenty of exciting vehicles coming from those marks. I rode in an SRT8 Jeep…

Very true, Ferrari didn't invent the idea, it's probably more F1 derived than anything else but it's still an example of non-boring

Definitely going to disagree on that one! The 458 is a gorgeous car and very quick but just to be Ferrari about it, they threw all the controls all the steering wheel, not caring that that makes it a PITA to figure out which turn signal you're hitting when the wheel is turned. Plus, they occasionally burst into…

I love my Fiat 500 Abarth. I was just telling someone this morning that if it suddenly burst into flames while I was in it, scarring me for life, I would take my burnt up self to my Fiat dealer and buy another one. Worth it.